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As students return to the classrooms in Scotland, educators are revealing that nine out of every 10 new teachers can't secure permanent jobs. "Even in the current, difficult financial climate, these figures confirm our worst fears about the future of these well-qualified new teachers," said Ken Cunningham, the general secretary of union School Leaders Scotland.

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Scotland's wind farms provided 33% of the country's total electricity needs in June, according to WWF Scotland. Wind power could have powered 100% of Scottish homes on six out of 30 days last month, the report said. "Thanks to a combination of increased capacity and stronger winds, output from turbines more than doubled compared to the same period last year," said WWF Director Lang Banks.

School leaders should meet with new teachers and provide classroom resources and mentors to keep them engaged and committed to their jobs, Salisbury University professor and former Superintendent Jon Andes asserts. "By understanding the unique characteristics of this generation and the reasons cited for leaving the teaching profession, instructional leaders can identify and implement strategies to retain these new teachers," Andes writes in this blog post.

An Indiana panel that oversees state teacher licensing approved a curriculum for would-be teachers that places increased emphasis on subject knowledge over pedagogy. It represents a compromise from a proposal that would have required teacher candidates to major in subject areas and would have limited the number of course credits in teaching instruction. "We crafted these changes with the belief that students' academic success is determined, in large part, by the quality of their teachers," state education chief Tony Bennett said.

An Indiana panel that oversees state teacher licensing approved a curriculum for would-be teachers that places increased emphasis on subject knowledge over pedagogy. It represents a compromise from a proposal that would have required teacher candidates to major in subject areas and would have limited the number of course credits in teaching instruction. "We crafted these changes with the belief that students' academic success is determined, in large part, by the quality of their teachers," state education chief Tony Bennett said.

When Arizona state superintendent Tom Horne asked teachers what he could do to make schools run better, 600 responded. Their messages painted a sobering picture: Overcrowded classes, experienced teachers struggling to make ends meet on second or even third jobs, and a lack of funding needed for teacher aides or basic supplies. "We've got to do better by our teachers," Horne said. "We need to keep these people in the classroom."